iron grip

Examples (10)

• Her upper arms were seized in an iron grip.
• The dictator maintained an iron grip on the country for decades.
• Winter held the northern provinces in its iron grip.
• The corporation has an iron grip on the global coffee market.
• Fear held him in its iron grip, making it impossible to move.
• The rebels fought to break the regime's iron grip on power.
• He tightened his iron grip on the steering wheel as the car skidded.
• The loan shark had the family in an iron grip due to their mounting debt.
• Over time, the party's iron grip on the media began to loosen.
• The climber had an iron grip on the narrow ledge.